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Old July 6th, 2007, 04:57   #42
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Originally Posted by Mud Gunner View Post
Our crew is using Garmin Rinos and have pretty scuccess with them and having GPS capability built in, comes in handy for not just games but on hikes and such. Not having book in front of me, I believe they transmit slightly higher output than a bubblepack radio.

I have access to a Gp68 and thats pretty good radio but not the most user friendly to program in my mind, unless someone has a dummy version for artillerymen!
Just looking at the Rino 530. Can pick it up locally (Calgary) for 389.95CAD. This seems like a nice price for a brand name piece of kit which fills two big roles both seemingly well. Can anyone with the advantage of experience see any drawbacks? (aside from the proprietary headset plug)
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